Man&#39;s garter.



M. W. SCHLOSS.

l mws GAMER, APPLICATION". FILED JAN. 5 9l7.

Patented Oct 9, 1917.

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MAIN S GARTEE NEW YORK, N. Y., assrenoa To Tano COMPANY, ING., a

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led January 5, 1917. Serial No. 140,659.y

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, Mam, W. SCHLOSS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the'jborough of Manhattan and State of New- York, have'in vented certain new and useful Improrements in Mens Garters, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to mens garters. and consists of certain improvements andv constructions whereby durability and loW cost of manufacture are achieved.

In the. accompanying drawing:

l Figure 1 is a front view of the improved garter; and

Fig. 2 is an end View of the front portion l of the garter.

created by the pulling of the stocking asA well as to those created by the muscle movements of the leg. In order to obtain durability of the elastic sections, it is necessary' that the upper and lower edges of each section shall be of substantially the same length so that the section, as a whole, will be equally extended throughout by any strains which it is required to sustain. In order to have the upper and lower edges of the elastic 'sections of equal length, their extremities must join the band a and the tab 0 along parallel lines. For economical reasons it is preferred to make the tab c of comparatively narrow tape in contradistinction to a large pad which is sometimes usedl at the same location, and in order to connect the extremities of the elastic sections with such a narrow tape-liketab it is necessary that the joining line or lines of stitching indicated by cl, d, shall extend diagonally across the elastic webbing. Then in order to obtain the equality of length between the upper and lower 'edges of the Velastic. section, its other extremity must be stitched to theA end ofthe band a along a diagonal line e substantially parallel to the lines d, as illustrated. It is obvious that-by using a padat the junction .of-the 4two elastic sections, which is of suiicient area, the elastic web;

Ibing could be secured thereto by lines of stitching extending at right angles across the face of the webbing, in which case also the opposite extremity of the webbing would be secured to the band a by a line of stitching extending transversely to the webbing. But this could only be accomplished at the expense of a specially made. pad, whic h ex pense it is desired, to avoid, and is avoided,`y

by the substitution of cheap tape-like material for the pad, which can be obtained in large 4quantities by the yard and merely cut up into suitable lengths to form the tab 0. In making this tab o, Isim'ply take a suitable length of tape, folded upon itself,4 attach the loop f and button g, respectively, to' its terminals in the usual way and stitch the adjoining ends of the elastic sections to the front run of the folded tape in the manner described, leaving the-rear run of tape free to swing from the bend to admit the upper edge of the hose between the ,two members of the-folded tab.

By stitching the elastic sections along parallel diagonal lines at their respective ends, I am able to use the cheap form of tab described, and at the same time provide for uniform strain throughout the elastic sections and consequently obtain increased durability thereof.

I claim:

A garter comprising a band having elastic sections arranged at an angle to each other vin combination with a tape-like tab, the extremities of each elastic section being secured to the tab and to the band, respectively,

along parallel diagonal lines, 'substantially as described.

lIn witness whereof, I subscribe my signature.

MEYER .W. SCHLOSS. 

